2. The Article 39
in the constitution provides facilities for children to develop in a healthy
manner.

3. The Government
of India introduced the right to education on 1st April 2010.

4. The 72nd
and 73rd Amendment Acts have provided 33% reservation of seats for
women in the local bodies.

5. Swayam singh
deals with the socio economic development and empowerment of woman through
self-help group.

II.
Fill in the blanks:-

1. The Juvenile
injustice act was amended in the year 2000.

2. The child line
service aims at helping children during times of differenties and emergency.

3. The child
marriage restrait act of 1978 has increased the age of marriage to irls from 15
to 18 years.

4. Tamilnadu
legislature passed the prohibition of Eve-teasing law in 1997.

5. The family
counseling centres were started to give counseling for the victims facing
social problems.

III
Match:-

1. Article 45 —-
free and compulsory education.

2. ICDS scheme —-
to reduce rate of mortality

3. Children’s day
—– 14th November

4. Dowry
prohibition — 1961

5. Short stay home
—- rehabilitions of girls.

IV
Answer the following:-

1. What does
article no 24 deal with?

Article 24 is a fundamental right. It deals with the right against exploitation and prohibition of child labour.

2. Name a few acts
passed for the welfare of children.

Article 39(f) provides facilities for the children to develop in a healthy manner, provides for proper care for
child and youth, and provides protection against exploitation. Article 45
provides for free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of 14
years.

3. Which group of
children are given due recognition by our government on the republic day?

v The national child Award for exceptional achievement was instituted in 1996 to honor such children.

v Children between the age group of 4and 15 years are honoured with meritorious award on Republic day every
year.

4.How do Article 23
help women?

v Article
23 prohibits trade of woman like commodities.

v Forced
labour is made as an offence.

v Human
trafficking is made illegal.

v Woman
is assumed the right against exploitation.

5. What does Dowry
prohibition act law?

v The
dowry prohibition act of 1961 bans the custom of giving and receiving dowry.

v The
dowry prohibition amendment act of 1986 provides drastic punishments for those
ill-treating women in connection with dowry.

V.
Detail:-

1. What are the
schemes and programmes undertaken for the upliftment of child?

v Integrated
child development services (ICDS) scheme (1975) has the following objectives.

v To
improve the health of children pregnant woman and feeding mother.

v To
reduce the rate of mortality and malnutrition and school dropout.

v Rajiv Gandhi National scheme for children of working mothers provides service to child of working by opening
crèches.